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Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« on: March 18, 2019, 10:19:18 pm »
Was this worth the 5 hour drive?  ;)  ;D

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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2019, 10:27:19 pm »
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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2019, 05:21:39 am »
Absolutely! :)
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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2019, 07:21:11 am »
Depends on the price, weather and how much you like to drive......

Of course it was worth it. 🤠

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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2019, 08:06:08 am »
Video please!

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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2019, 08:57:07 am »
Most definitely and some. Well done

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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2019, 09:02:24 am »
Absolutely worth the ride!

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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2019, 10:27:42 am »
YES !!!


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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2019, 10:45:23 am »
Given that Jensen don't seem to offer these engines anymore i would say yes!
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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2019, 10:49:01 am »
Heck Yeah !!!
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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2019, 11:22:38 am »
I only drove an hour for mine- i picked it up at Jensen personally. but I still might have driven 5 hrs if you can't buy them new. This particular engine needs a bigger boiler IMHO, but still fun for a short run.
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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2019, 11:30:45 am »
I only drove an hour for mine- i picked it up at Jensen personally. but I still might have driven 5 hrs if you can't buy them new. This particular engine needs a bigger boiler IMHO, but still fun for a short run.
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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2019, 12:55:09 pm »
Congratulations. its a great contemporary collectors-model; and definitely worth a nice little drive :-)
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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2019, 01:03:37 pm »
Looks worth it to me.
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Re: Worth the Drive to Chicago?
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2019, 12:17:11 am »
I already knew it was worth it, any engine is worth a good drive  ;)  Just had to show my new toy  ;D

Anyway, midnight now and just made it back from a mini-vacation in Chicago, report soon and a video of the engine...
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